April 1, 2019 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Stamplay is a company that previously raised capital online at Seedrs. Today, it is part of Apple (NASDAQ:APPL). The Italian startup was purchased for €5 million (£4.28M or $ 5.6M), according to a write up in Isole24Ore. The founders and employees are now a part… Read More

April 1, 2019 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Chilango, a popular burrito chain operating in the United Kingdom, is reporting over £3.3 million has been invested in its “Burrito Bond 2” offering. Chilango launched its mini-bond security offering on Crowdcube in 2014. It was the first mini-bond to list on Crowdcube. The security… Read More

April 1, 2019 @ 8:02 am By JD Alois  |  

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) has announced a “significant expansion” of its annual Hong Kong Fintech Week. Hong Kong has emerged as a leading center for financial innovation. Supported by government officials, Fintech disruption has gained velocity.  Just recently, Hong Kong announced the approval of the… Read More

March 31, 2019 @ 8:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shebah, a ridesharing service only for women, has raised $3 million on Birchal. The Australian company has claimed the most money raised for the young investment crowdfunding sector. Shebah sought a minimum target of $1 million at a pre-money valuation of $19.4 million. The fully… Read More

March 31, 2019 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Indiegogo, the second largest rewards-based platform in the US, has quietly exited equity crowdfunding. Indiegogo entered the securities realm in November of 2016. The platform partnered with Microventures, a Texas-based broker-dealer, to create First Democracy VC – a FINRA approved funding portal. At the time… Read More

March 30, 2019 @ 6:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tapatalk, a mobile forum app, will now allow its users to earn Kin tokens, according to a note from from the company. That partnership was originally announced in November 2018. Kin, part of Kik, raised over $100 million in an initial coin offering in 2017…. Read More

March 30, 2019 @ 3:36 am By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has posted a notice that two high-profile board members have submitted notice they will not stand for re-election. Both John J. Mack and Mary Meeker have decided to depart LendingClub’s Board. Mack is one of the best-known names on Wall Street. The veteran… Read More

March 29, 2019 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Legacy Trust Company, a Hong Kong-licensed and Public Registered Trust Company, has formed a partnership with Ledger to provide “institutional-grade custody solutions” for digital assets, according to Ledger. The goal is to “help accelerate the flow of institutional money into digital assets.” As is the… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 3:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Small Change, a real estate crowdfunding platform, was recently recognized in a write up in US News and Weekly report. The online investment site was included along with a short list of other prominent names in the world of real estate investing. What was unique… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 2:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Bouqs Company is a new spin on an old business model. In the US, flower delivery is currently dominated by just a few players we all know that effectively use the same business model. Just Google flower delivery and you can tally them up…. Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 1:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

InvestHK (Invest Hong Kong) commented on the news this week that the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) had approved the first three virtual banking licenses. InvestHK’s vision is to strengthen Hong Kong’s status as the leading international business location in Asia. Their mission is to… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 1:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Tagomi Trading for a virtual currency and money transmission license. DFS has authorized Tagomi to engage in money transmission and to offer trade routing and order execution services for non-securities virtual… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 1:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ellevest, a digital investment platform created for women and founded by Wall Street veteran Sallie Krawcheck, has raised $33 million in a new funding round led by Rethink Impact and PSP Growth. The new money captured the backing of several prominent new names as Valerie… Read More

March 28, 2019 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has announced the first three virtual bank licenses. Applications were opened at the end of 2018 as aspiring digital banks moved quickly to complete the process. The HKMA said the three licenses were granted to: Livi VB Limited, SC Digital… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

ZhongAn Technologies International Group Limited (ZA International) has been granted a virtual banking license by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). As part of the process of developing their digital bank, ZhongAn is reaching out to users to register for updates and to provide feedback… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 6:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued a release stating it has found that Envion AG “unlawfully received public deposits on a commercial basis from at least 37,000 investors.” Envion is currently in the process of being liquidated by the Zug bankruptcy authority…. Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 5:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Direct Lending Investments (DLI), LLC with “a multi-year fraud.” According to the SEC, the ongoing fraud resulted in approximately $11 million in “over-charges of management and performance fees to its private funds, as well as the inflation… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 4:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Kadena has announced that its proof-of-work blockchain Testnet, Chainweb, is now live. Beginning with v1 and v2, the testnet will become open to the public to participate in the network and provide feedback. The next test version expects to have a mining client. Kadena started… Read More

March 27, 2019 @ 3:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender Spotcap has selected Simon Keast as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. According to a release, Keast joins the Fintech having held a number of senior roles across the banking and insurance industry, including Head of Small Business Designs and Solutions at… Read More

March 26, 2019 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Lending Express is a Fintech on a mission to become the leading site for SME lenders – globally. Lending Express has offices in both the US and Israel, which has a hot Fintech sector. To date, the site has helped to fund over $125 million… Read More